FarCornersoftheWorld

FireandAsh:MagicItemsoftheVolcano
ByJamesJacobs

Justasthepowerofthevolcanocanbeharnessedtocreatepowerful
anddestructivespells,itcanbecapturedorduplicatedwithpotent
magicitems.Theseitems,withthenotableexceptionofthebootsof
lavawalking,areuniversallydestructiveanddevastating.Volcano
worshipingcultistsoftencarryitemslikethosepresentedhere,and
manyofthemcanserveasthebasisfordeadlytraps.Abottlederuption
balancedontopofapartiallyopeneddoorcanmakeathunderous
surpriseforanintruder.Likewise,alargecontainerofgravelorsand
perchedaboveavolcanoseedmakesahorriblysimpleanddestructive
trap,althoughthiskindoftrapisn'trecommendedforthosewhowishto
preservethesurroundingenvirons.
BootsofLavawalking:Theseblackandredleatherbootsarestiffandsomewhatuncomfortabletowear.
Thesolesofthebootsaremadeofsomesortofstrange,red,glasslikesubstancethatismuchstronger
thansteelyetstillsomewhatflexible.Bootsoflavawalkingallowthewearertowalkoverliquidsurfaces
suchaswater.Thebootsalsograntfireresistance20,whichisenoughtoallowthewearertoignore
damagefromcontactwithlavaandthereforeallowingthewearertotreaduponmoltenrockwithcomfort
andease.
ModerateabjurationCL9thCraftWondrousItem,resistenergy,waterwalkPrice57,000gpWeight1
lb.
BottledEruption:Abottlederuptionlookslikealargebottlemadeofthick,cloudedglassandstoppered
withgritty,graywax.Thebottlecontainsthemagicallycapturedsoundsofavolcaniceruption.The
eruptioncanbereleasedinoneoftwoways:byopeningthebottleorbysmashingthebottle.Ifthebottle
isopened(requiringafullroundactionthatprovokesanattackofopportunity),thestoredsoundis
emittedasa60footconeofsonicenergythatthewieldercanaim.Ifthebottleissmashed(requiringa
standardactionthatdoesnotprovokeanattackofopportunity),thestoredsoundisemittedasa20foot
burstofsonicenergycenteredonthewielder.Abottlederuptioncanbethrownasasplashweaponwith
arangeincrementof10ifithitsasolidsurfaceatanytimeitmustmakeaFortitudesave(DC10)asan
unattendedobject(Fortitudesave+2+1/2casterlevel)toavoidbeingdestroyedandreleasingits
eruption.
Althoughthesoundreleasedbyabottlederuptionwhenitisopenedorsmashedisthunderouslyloud
(DC40tohearwithaListenCheckthus,atarangeof400feettheListenchecktoheartheexplosionis
DC0),onlythoseintheconeorburstareasufferthefulleffects.Allsuchcreaturesmustmaketwo
successfulFortitudesaves(DC17).Ifbothsavingthrowsarefailed,acreaturebecomespermanently
deafenedandisbothknockedproneandstunnedfor1d6rounds.Creaturesthatmakeoneofthesaving
throwsaremerelydeafenedfor1minuteandknockedprone.Creaturesthatmakebothsavingthrowsare
deafenedfor1round.
Onceabottlederuptionisopenedandthesoundwithinescapes,itbecomesanonmagicitem.
StrongevocationCL16thCraftWondrousItem,greatershout,sculptsoundPrice4,000gpWeight2lb.
Lavalash:Alavalashisa+1flamingburstwhipthatseemstobemadeofathinstrandofmoltenlava.
Thehandleofthewhipismadeofobsidianandremainscooltothetouch.Althoughthelavalash'sbase
damagedealsnonlethaldamageasanormal+1whip,theadditionalfiredamagecanhurtcreatures
normally.
Threetimesperdayyoucancausethestrandoflavatodetachfromthehandleasyouattackwithit.This
allowsyoutomakeasinglerangedtouchattackagainstanytargetwithin60feet.Ifyouhit,thestrandof
lavawrapsaroundthetargetandinflictsstandarddamage.Additionally,thewhipcanimmediatelymake
afreegrapplechecktowraparoundthetargetthewhipattacksasthoughyouweremakingthegrapple
checkagainstthetarget.Ifthewhipgetsahold,itholdsthetargetimmobileandinflicts2d6pointsoffire
damageeachrounditmaintainsthehold.Thestrandoflavafadesawayintonothingnessifiteverfailsa

grapplecheck,orafter6roundspass.
StrongevocationCL12thCraftMagicArmsandArmor,entangle,flameblade,flamestrikePrice47,000
gpCost23,701+301XP.
StonemeltPowder:Pouchesofstonemeltpowdertypicallycomeinobsidiancontainersthatholdfive
applicationsofthemagicdust,althoughsmallerandlargercontainersarenotunheardof.Stonemelt
powderisquiteheavyandgranular,anditiswarmtothetouch.Asingledoseofthepowdercanbe
spreadovera5footsquareareaapplyingthepowderisastandardactionthatdoesnotprovokean
attackofopportunity.Theusercanapplythepowdertoanysquareshethreatens.
Stonemeltpowderisuselessunlessitisplaceduponastonesurface(eitherworkedornatural).One
roundafterthepowderisplaced,itbondswiththestoneandcausesittomeltrapidly,butnotinstantly,
intolava.AllcreaturesintheaffectedareaareallowedaReflexsavingthrow(DC22)toreachsafety
beforethelavafullyforms,providedtheyalsomoveoutofthearea.Thesecreaturestake2d6pointsof
firedamage.Forthenext1d3roundstheytake1d6pointsoffiredamageperround.Acreaturethatfails
itssaveorcannotfleebecomesmiredinthelava.Creaturesmiredinthelavasinkuntilhiporchest
deep,reducingtheirspeedto5feetandgivingthem2penaltiesonattackrollsandAC.Creatureslarge
enoughtowalkonthebottomcanwadethroughtheareaataspeedof5feet.Anycreaturemiredinthe
lavatakes20d6pointsoffiredamageperround.Thisdamagecontinuesforanadditional1d3rounds
oncethecreatureisfreeofthelava,butthedamageishalved(10d6pointsoffiredamageperround).
Ifadoseofstonemeltpowderiscastupontheceilingofacavernortunnel,theresultinglavafallstothe
floorandspreadsoutinapoolwithadepthof5feet.Thefallinglavaandtheensuingcaveindeal2d6
pointsoffireand8d6pointsofbludgeoningpointsofdamagetoanyonecaughtdirectlybeneaththearea,
orhalfdamagetothosewhosucceedatReflexsaves(DC22).For1d3roundsafterthis,creaturesthat
madetheirsavingthrowtake1d6pointsoffiredamageperrounduntilthelavacools.Creaturesthatfail
thissavingthrowbecomemiredinthelavaasdetailedabove.
StonemeltpowdercanhorriblydamagestonecreaturesorobjectsofLargeorsmallersize.Thecreature
orobjectmustmakeaFortitudesave(DC22)whensprayedwithstonemeltpowderortake20d6pointsof
firedamageperroundfor1d3rounds,starting1roundaftertheinitialapplication.AsuccessfulFortitude
savehalvesthisdamage.Anycreatureincontactwithorstruckbythemeltingobjectorcreaturetakes
2d6pointsoffiredamage.
Lavacreatedbystonemeltpowderremainsuntilasuccessfuldispelmagicrestoresitssubstancebut
notnecessarilyitsform.Naturalcoolingcausesthelavatoturntostoneattherateof5feetper10
minutes,startingfromtheouteredgetowardthecenter.
StrongtransmutationCL15thCraftWondrousItem,flamestrikeorwalloffire,transmuterocktomud
Price9,000gpperdoseWeight5lb.perdose.
VolcanoSeed:Avolcanoseedresemblesalumpofpolishedobsidianthesizeandshapeofachicken
egg.Warmtothetouch,itisinfactadestructivemagicitemasrareasitispotent.Avolcanoseedis
activatedbysimplyburyingitunderafewinchesofgravel,soil,sand,orotherearthysubstanceonthe
ground.Thisisafullroundactionthatprovokesanattackofopportunity.Theusercansetadelayforthe
seed'sactivationfrom1roundto10roundsafteritisinitiallyburiedafterthistimelimitpasses,theitem
triggersaraisevolcanospell.Avolcanoseedworksonlyonceitisconsumedintheprocessofcreating
thevolcano.
StrongconjurationCL17thCraftWondrousItem,raisevolcanoPrice37,650gpWeight5lb.

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